Rudraprayag assembly election result 2017
Bharat Singh Chaudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party won Rudraprayag in the 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election with 29,333 votes (50.15%), defeating Laxmi Singh Rana of the Indian National Congress, who polled 14,701 votes (25.14%). The winning margin was 14,632 votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharat Singh Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | 29,333 | 50.15% |
| Laxmi Singh Rana | Indian National Congress | 14,701 | 25.14% |
| Pradeep Prasad Thapliyal | Independent politician | 5,818 | 9.95% |
| Jagmohan Singh Rauthan | Independent politician | 3,342 | 5.71% |
| Surjeet Lal | Bahujan Samaj Party | 801 | 1.37% |
Turnout was 59.28%, with 58,488 votes cast. 9 candidates contested the seat; the table shows the leading 5.
Uttarakhand voted on 15 February 2017 in 69 of its 70 seats (Karnaprayag polled later), and the votes were counted on 11 March 2017. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 57 of the 70 seats, and Trivendra Singh Rawat became Chief Minister.
About the Rudraprayag constituency
Rudraprayag is seat number 8 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and lies in Rudraprayag district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. It is part of the Garhwal Lok Sabha constituency. It had about 103,675 registered electors at the 2022 election.
Who represents Rudraprayag now
Rudraprayag is represented by Bharat Singh Chaudhary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, elected in 2022. The 2017 figures above are a historical record.
- Rudraprayag constituency page
- Profile of Bharat Singh Chaudhary
- All Uttarakhand MLAs
- Uttarakhand constituencies
- Uttarakhand Election 2027
Figures are the Election Commission of India’s 2017 results for Rudraprayag, checked against two independent published compilations, which agree on them.